To have Grandma’s homecooked To pluck tangerines off Grandma’s tangerine plant and then chomping its peel (Grandma says it’s good for the throat and reduces the phlegm) To monkey around and do the hokey pokey on the staircase landing And Mama gets to test…
Little Miss Bossy has found a new hobby lately. She’s decided she wants to be ‘Teacher Jenny’ (the teacher who used to teach her when she was at daycare). Becks: Mama, sit down! Me: Ok… Becks: I’m going to read to you ah. This…
We haven’t been doing much homelearning these days. Murphy is quite the chap that’s been sticking around here lately, with the Kao kids taking ill, one after another. First up, a case of vomitting, high fever, cough and runny nose, needing meds like Rhinatiol, Motillium and Adezio for…
Ever since the stay-home gig started on 1 March, it’s been nothing short of crazy here. In fact, I’ll be frank and go as far to say it’s been *crap*. I’ve been barking, hollering and watching my blood pressure go up while feeling my…
We had a lovely breakfast on a lovely Sunday morning against the Marina Bay skyline at The Lawn. The sky was clear. The weather was cool and breezy. The kids weren’t too cranky despite having been ill for the last two days. I made…
One month before his birthday, I asked Ben if he would like to decide what he wanted for his birthday cake. This would be his last celebration in school, since he would be staying home with me starting March. Ben: I want a dinosaur…
Ben’s been obsessed with dinosaurs for many months now. Although he still has some problems pronouncing the long names like the hypsilophodon, tenontosaurus and euoplocephalus, (who wouldn’t?) thanks to the Flip-o-saurus I bought him, he’s learnt to invent names for dinosaurs using his imagination. This wacky…
At four, Ben is learning the concept of money and its function in our daily lives. His father gives him coins to save up and makes him count them periodically. Fatherkao also “sells” him Tomica diecast cars and trucks in exchange for his coins.…
Ben’s been quite captivated by the movie trailer of Ah Boys to Men playing at the DVD stores. He’s been fascinated with soldiers and guns since he was two, and has a group of friends at daycare who loves shooting with “rifles” and “pistols”. Part 1 Ben: Every…
My dearest Ben, Wasn’t it yesterday you were four days old? How did you turn four years old so quickly? You were the gentlest and sweetest creature my world has ever witnessed. I remember holding you in my arms in the wee hours of…